Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
Rain clouds passedand the dome of the Lick Observatory’s 36 inch Great Refractoropened on November 19.The historic telescopewas pointed toward a partially eclipsed Moon.Illuminated by dim red lighting to preserve an astronomer’snight vision,telescope controls, coordinate dials, andthe refractor’s 57 foot long barrel werecaptured in this high dynamic range image.Visible beyond the foreshortened barrel and dome slit,growing brighter after itsalmost total eclipse phase,the lunar disk created a colorful halo through lingering clouds.
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